"Shark Tank" investor Barbara Corcoran calls rejection her "lucky charm" and credits it for helping her develop resilience and build an empire. Corcoran shares her stories of rejection and other lessons for success -- including why she prioritizes having fun and only hires happy people -- during her keynote address at the recent HR Tech Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas.

Employees are often skeptical about data collection, including feedback, so it's essential to have transparency about data collection and how data will be used, writes Kazoo CEO Paul Pellman. "While companies today are armed with tons of people data, that data is meaningless unless we're able to add crucial context to it," he writes.

Amazon will pay for employees with cancer to travel to City of Hope in Los Angeles for care, part of a growing trend among US companies that find they can negotiate better care at more competitive prices by bypassing local providers. Medical Tourism Association CEO Jonathan Edelheit said companies with increasing health costs send employees abroad for less expensive care, and one saved $20 million over five years because workers went out of the US for orthopedic and weight-loss surgeries.

Many HR leaders say their companies will have a difficult time keeping up with artificial intelligence and other technological improvements, a Sage survey says. Furthermore, most surveyed leaders feel they aren't skilled to handle such technological change.

The majority of office workers from different age groups say they would prefer personal lives not bleed into the workplace, according to a survey by Udemy. Two-thirds of respondents said pets should not be allowed at the office and 63% adjust their social media privacy settings, so they cannot be followed by work peers.